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Did anyone else collect this line? I'm not talking about the larger MicroMachine playset heads that opened up, but the smaller, walnut sized mini-heads from Galoob that open up and have a single Galoob MicroMachine figure in them with a nifty little background, that corresponds to the head of the character in which it is contained. This was a very cool line of miniatures that I really wish had continued on...

This is suprisingly a rather challenging little collection to put together, actually. There were originally 4 carded sets with 3 heads each, available here in the States. There were additional single heads of Vader and C-3PO available as parts of larger sets (and as a WM mailaway with the TPM DVD).

Here's where it gets tricky... There were 5 additional carded sets with 3 heads each - ONLY available abroad (possibly only in Asia). These things will generally run you about $20-$25 a set on eBay (or at least they used to when I was shopping for them)! (the earlier U.S. ones were about $5 a piece) I snagged sets 5, 6, 8 & 9 for about $75 (shipped) from a fella in Singapore a couple years ago. Then there were 12 single heads (individually bagged) that were given out in very limited numbers in a Pizza Hut promotion a few years ago (all of which were included in 4 of the 5 foreign sets - just not Coll. 7).

I've been trying to get 2 of each mini-head, so I can display them next to eachother - one closed, and one open with the figure displayed inside. Scored 9 of the HTF foreign heads in a trade just 2 weeks ago, and now just need one more Coll. 5 and two of the VHTF Coll. 7...

Darth Vader (available in a large set with 6 of the above heads)C-3PO (available individually bagged for Walmart's TPM DVD promotion, and in a larger set with 6 of the subsequent foreign release heads)

Yup, these are pretty cool. I have the heads from collections 1-4, 8 and 9, and Vader and C-3PO. The heads from 8 and 9 I got from Pizza Hut. (I have extras to trade for those who have the walnuts from 5 and 6.)

During Galoob's buzzboard days, JKF gave away a whole bunch of set #2. I could kick myself for not entering that 'contest', especially since he also gave away the 2nd wave of Epic Collections.

I could kick myself for not entering that 'contest', especially since he also gave away the 2nd wave of Epic Collections.

Ouch. Now that's painful! Those are some of the rarest collectibles of the modern era for sure, and probably even outrank the Tie Defender, for most hard to find Galoob collectible ever... Three items that I unfortunately don't have in my collection yet, and have rarely ever even seen an opportunity to track them down on the boards or on eBay. I'll have these last 3 Epic Collection sets someday though. Just a question of when, and how much!

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I've been trying to get 2 of each mini-head, so I can display them next to eachother - one closed, and one open with the figure displayed inside. Scored 9 of the HTF foreign heads in a trade just 2 weeks ago, and now just need one more Coll. 5 and two of the VHTF Coll. 7...

Just polished off my Coll. 5 on eBay, so now just two Collection 7's to go! Long time comin', this complete set's been...

I have all but the snowtrooper pack. All are loose of course and I got the TIE pilot "group" from the Pizza Hut baggies (on Ebay) in 2000 or 2001. The are pretty cool but hard to display. I have mine in a box.

I have all but the Snowtrooper set. I don't think I'll ever get that one but I'll keep trying... I got the "foreign" versions from the Pizza Hut offer. Actually, I got the Pizza Hut heads from Ebay for a VERY good price back in 2000 or 2001. Oh, and I got the 3PO head from Ebay for like $1.50 (couldn't turn it down at that price).